During cold
weather, stage and discharge values may be affected by ice at some
streamgages. Streamgages experiencing ice conditions will have the
discharge record temporarily disabled to prevent the display of
erroneous discharge values. Display of discharge record will resume
when it is determined that ice conditions are no longer present.
Adjustment of data affected by ice can only be done after detailed
analysis.

USGS 01536000 Lackawanna River at Old Forge, PA

STATION.--01536000 LACKAWANNA RIVER AT OLD FORGE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 4l`2l'33", long
75`44'41", Lackawanna County, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, on
right bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on SR 3017, 150 ft upstream
from Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad bridge in Old Forge,
and 0.5 mi upstream from St. Johns Creek.DRAINAGE AREA.--332 square miles.PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year.GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.26
ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1,
1974, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1974, to
Aug. 17, 1975, non-recording gage at site 150 ft upstream at different
datum.COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and the U.S. Geological Survey through the Cooperative Water
Program.GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE. -Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 20.0 ft; Data transmitter
operational limit - 21.3 ft;Supplied by NWS: Action stage-7 ft; Flood stage-11 ft,
some roadways near the Lackawanna River in Old Forge and Moosic begin
to be affected; Moderate flood stage-13 ft, water begins to affect some
homes and businesses on both sides of river; Major flood stage-16 ft,
many homes and businesses begin to be affected at this level.